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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






2. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






3. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






4. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






5. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






6. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






7. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






8. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






9. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






10. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






11. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






12. Where the revolving door was fully developed






13. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






14. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






15. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






16. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






17. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






18. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






19. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






20. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






21. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






22. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






23. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






24. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






25. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






26. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






27. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






28. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






29. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






30. Creates blue dye






31. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






32. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






33. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






34. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






35. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






36. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






37. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






38. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






39. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






40. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






41. Pale green






42. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






43. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






44. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






45. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






46. The amount of light reflected by a hue






47. Renowned for paintings and prints






48. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






49. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






50. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age